Manager Ian Porterfield, 61, dies
Porterfield, born in Dunfermline, was Aberdeen manager
Tributes are being paid to former Aberdeen manager Ian Porterfield who has died at the age of 61.
Porterfield, born in Dunfermline, succeeded Sir Alex Ferguson in 1986 at Pittodrie, for two years in charge.
Among his greatest achievements at the club was taking the Dons to a League Cup Final in 1987.
The club has expressed shock and sadness and Sir Alex said his death from cancer was a "tragedy" for his family and also for football.
Porterfield, who scored Sunderland's winning goal against Leeds United in the 1973 FA Cup final, also enjoyed a successful management career with Rotherham, Sheffield United, Reading and Chelsea.
He went on to coach in Korea and took charge of several national teams and his final job was as boss of Armenia.
Porterfield's widow Glenda said: "He may have been a football man all his life, but I know him best as a wonderful human being who was liked by everyone he came in contact with."
(BBC News)
Porterfield, born in Dunfermline, was Aberdeen manager
Tributes are being paid to former Aberdeen manager Ian Porterfield who has died at the age of 61.
Porterfield, born in Dunfermline, succeeded Sir Alex Ferguson in 1986 at Pittodrie, for two years in charge.
Among his greatest achievements at the club was taking the Dons to a League Cup Final in 1987.
The club has expressed shock and sadness and Sir Alex said his death from cancer was a "tragedy" for his family and also for football.
Porterfield, who scored Sunderland's winning goal against Leeds United in the 1973 FA Cup final, also enjoyed a successful management career with Rotherham, Sheffield United, Reading and Chelsea.
He went on to coach in Korea and took charge of several national teams and his final job was as boss of Armenia.
Porterfield's widow Glenda said: "He may have been a football man all his life, but I know him best as a wonderful human being who was liked by everyone he came in contact with."
(BBC News)
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